News from FlightGlobal – Page 4
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NewsFormer Southwest sales chief joins Wheels Up as chief commercial officer
Former Southwest Airlines executive Dave Harvey will become US charter aircraft provider Wheels Up’s chief commercial officer starting 20 May, an appointment coming as the company continues a broad restructuring.
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NewsUS government approves Frontier to use new trade name ‘Frontera’
US discount carrier Frontier Airlines has received approval to use the new trade name “Frontera” for at least some of its operations, though details about the plans remain unclear.
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NewsSpirit lost $143m in first quarter as airline pursues cost and capacity cuts
Spirit Airlines lost $143 million in the first quarter of 2024 amid heightened competitive pressures and other factors that have prompted the airline to shrink its operation and to seek out cost savings.
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NewsIcelandic cargo carrier Bluebird Nordic discontinues operations
Iceland’s Bluebird Nordic has discontinued cargo operations, ending services on 30 April. The Reykjavik-based carrier says it has “voluntarily surrendered” its air operator’s certificate to the Icelandic civil aviation administration. Bluebird Nordic adds that it is returning all the aircraft in its fleet to their respective lessors. It was owned ...
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NewsKorean adds Macau service as IndiGo adds capacity to Phuket
North Asian carriers have steadily broadened their route networks over recent months, while elsewhere in the Asia-Pacific IndiGo has doubled frequencies on the Delhi-Phuket route.
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NewsEmirates discloses initial routes for first batch of 312-seat A350-900s
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates has unveiled the first batch of nine routes on which it will deploy its new Airbus A350-900 fleet. Emirates has 65 of the type on order and it indicates the first will be operating on the carrier’s network from mid-September. The first 10 jets will be ...
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NewsQantas hit with civil penalty for ‘egregious’ ticket sales for ‘phantom’ flights
Australia’s consumer and competition watchdog has hit Qantas Airways with a A$100 million ($66.2 million) civil penalty for advertising and selling tickets on flights that it had decided to cancel.
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NewsAlaska receives $61m Boeing credit for Max 9 grounding
US carrier Alaska Airlines has received an additional $61 million in credits from Boeing as compensation for the mid-flight blow-out of a door plug on Alaska flight 1282 and subsequent grounding of its 737 Max 9s
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NewsLATAM Airlines Group first-quarter profit reaches $258m
LATAM Airlines Group reported a first-quarter profit of $258 million, a record for the period, profiting of ongoing strong demand during Latin America’s high travel season.
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NewsCargolux’s full-year figures illustrate return of cyclical freight activity
Freight specialist Cargolux Group achieved a full-year net profit of $286 million, but the figure is substantially down on the previous level of $1.6 billion. Cargolux generated revenues of $2.97 billion for 2023, over 40% lower than its 2022 performance. The carrier says the figures show the “cyclical nature” of ...
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NewsDHC-6 floatplane wing-strike inquiry wrestles with pilots’ contradictory testimonies
Investigators probing a Maldives water-landing accident which damaged a Viking Air DHC-6-300 floatplane have disclosed contradictory testimonies from the pilots over the application of power. The Trans Maldivian Airways turboprop had been approaching Vommuli aerodrome on 16 May last year, following a service from Sun Siyam Iru Veli. It conducted ...
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NewsAeroflot claims lowest first-quarter net loss in five years
Russian flag-carrier Aeroflot has turned in a first-quarter net loss of Rb6.9 billion ($75.3 million), but states that this is its lowest loss for the period in five years. It says the result – under Russian accounting standards – illustrates a “trend of progressive improvement”. Aeroflot says it achieved the ...
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NewsScandinavia’s Frost Air obtains own air operator’s certificate
Scandinavian ad hoc and sub-charter carrier Frost Air has been granted an air operator’s certificate from Danish regulators.
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NewsKL’s Subang airport could see jet operations by third quarter
Malaysia’s transport minister expects jet operations to resume at Kuala Lumpur’s Subang airport, possibly in the third quarter of 2024.
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NewsJAL doubles full-year profit amid spike in LCC, international revenue
Japan Airlines’ full-year earnings soared past pre-pandemic levels, as the airline benefited from a surge in inbound travel demand, along with strict cost controls.
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NewsPAL parent sees Q1 profit dip amid cost pressures
Philippine Airlines parent PAL Holdings saw first-quarter profits decline on the back of cost pressures, but notes that this was “an expected outcome” as travel demand normalises.
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NewsFrontier expects capacity shift to pay off this spring
US ultra-low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines expects its new network strategy focused on overlooked markets with less competition from its rivals will start paying off soon.
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NewsInitial A380 for UK start-up Global arrives in Scotland after gear-down transatlantic crossing
UK start-up Global Airlines’ first Airbus A380 has arrived in Scotland ahead of undergoing maintenance and an interior refurbishment before being put into service. The ex-China Southern Airlines aircraft departed its storage location at Mojave on 30 April, for a 17h journey to Glasgow Prestwick via a refuelling stop at ...
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NewsAir Canada lost C$81m in first quarter as costs rose
Air Canada lost C$81 million ($59 million) in the first quarter of 2024 as higher costs related to increased capacity, and less cargo revenue, weighed on the company.
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NewsIATA’s Walsh blasts Germany for ‘unhealthy obsession’ with aviation taxes
IATA has blasted the German government for a rise in aviation taxes that went into effect on 1 May.